Adventures of Superman/The Monkey Mystery

The Monkey Mystery
Season 1, Episode 5
Airdate	October 17, 1952
Screenplay by	Ben Peter Freeman and Doris Gilbert
Directed by	Tommy Carr
Produced by	Robert J. Maxwell and Bernard Luber
Stream
← 1x04 Mystery of the Broken Statues	1x06 → Night of Terror
Adventures of Superman — Season One

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The Monkey Mystery is the fifth episode of the first season of Adventures of Superman.

A scientist who holds a secret that might leads to peace sends his daughter to the U.S. with his secret before communists find it. However, they have agents in Metropolis who go after Maria; only Superman is able to stop them.

Starring: George Reeves (Clark Kent / Superman)

and Phyllis Coates (Lois Lane)

Featuring: Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen), John Hamilton (Perry White)

and Allene Roberts (Maria), Michael Vallon (Tony Urmenti), Harry Lewis (Harold Crane), Bill Challee (Max)

Plot Overview

In Central Europe 1951 a scientist, Jan Moleska, and his daughter are on the run from communists. Unable to run any more, the scientist gives his daughter a locket which contains a secret formula to give to the President of the United States. She escapes just before capture and heads towards Metropolis. However, his plane landed in Philadelphia and she had to go Washington by train.

Meanwhile, Lois and Clark meet an organ grinder on the street who has a monkey. The monkey, when giving Lois a fortune, accidentally gives her a message intended for a Harold Crane. Tony Urmenti, the organ grinder, tells Crane that the message was taken, and Crane has him killed. Lois, who has pursued the lead, finds Maria (Moleska's daughter) knocked out on the train just before being knocked out herself.

Superman arrives at the train but the criminal had just gotten away. Max, Crane's partner, returns to Metropolis with the locket, but hears on the radio that the Daily Planet and the police department are looking for the monkey, who they believe could help them. Max goes looking for the monkey, but Jim has found him first. They get into a fight and the monkey gets away. Clark comes up with the idea to use the monkey to find the criminals. He sends the monkey with a note which leads them to Crane's apartment. There, Superman bursts into the room and knocks both men out and takes the secret formula to safety.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Clark and Superman: Clark commits a freudian slip while on the phone with Perry White. After explaining to White how Superman had looked for the assaulters of Lois and Maria, Clarks says that he (Clark) is going to look around more, but corrects himself after White notices the error.

Trivia

Memorable Moments

• In one of the first real fight scenes of the series, Superman comes through the door of Harold Crane, takes a bullet, and then knocks the heads of Crane and Max together.

Quotes

• Perry White: You say Superman couldn't find the fella on the train?

Clark Kent: No, I'm going to look around some more, but.

Perry White: You are!?

Clark Kent: I, I mean Superman is.